Services: Services

19th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Martin Lee

19th Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: The Reverend Hugh Bonsey

There will be refreshments served after the service and food auction.

19th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Martin Lee

Preacher: The Reverend Rebecca McDonnell

Setting: Missa Aeterna Christi munera, Palestrina
Anthems: O Lord, give thy holy spirit, Tallis
Tantum ergo, Séverac
Lord, I trust thee, Handel
Hymns: 338, 471, 309(i), 352

(There is a school service in the Abbey at 11.30 am.)

19th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Lesley McCreadie

19th Sunday after Trinity

Leader & Speaker: The Reverend Jim Edie

19th Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: The Reverend Hugh Bonsey

19th Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: The Reverend Martin Lee

Introit: I sat down, Bairstow
Responses: Shephard
Psalm: 104 vv 1-14, Howe
Canticles: Fifth Service, Tomkins
Anthem: O God, thou art my God, Purcell
Hymns: 403 (512), 379

Sung by the Abbey’s Girls’ Choir.

Introit: Oculi omnium, Wood
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalm: 84, Armstrong
Canticles: Byrd, Second Service
Anthem: Te lucis ante terminum, Balfour Gardner
Hymns: 244, 427

20th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Martin Lee

20th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Martin Lee

Preacher & Deacon: The Reverend Robert Green

Setting: Mass for four voices, Byrd
Anthems: Ave verum, Mozart
Ave Maria, Parsons
Hymns: 265, 486, 315(288), 420

20th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: TBC

20th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Lesley McCreadie

20th Sunday after Trinity

Leader: The Reverend Rebecca McDonnell

Speaker: Kim Dunning

20th Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: TBC

(There is a baptism at Castleton Church at 2.00 pm.)

20th Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: The Reverend Martin Lee

Introit: O nata lux, Tallis
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm: 18 vv 1-14, Pye, Camidge
Canticles: Howells in G
Anthem: Leaf from leaf Christ knows, Judith Weir
Hymns: 64, 373 (Coe Fen)

Half an hour of prayer, meditation and music – 2^nd Sunday each month, 6.30 pm, Cheap Street Church.

This informal, ecumenical service, based on the Taizé Community’s worship founded by Br Roger in Burgundy, France, now attracts thousands of young people each summer. Taizé music has become part of the worshipping life of churches worldwide. Everyone welcome.

No service in August and December.

Contact: vicarlesley@outlook.com.

The Reverend Lesley McCreadie

Officiant: The Reverend Martin Lee

All are welcome to attend this short act of worship.

Sung by the Abbey’s Girls’ Choir.

Introit: Lead me Lord, Wesley
Responses: Ferial
Psalm: 12, Barnby
Canticles: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for Upper Voices, James Henderson
Anthem: The Call, Vaughan Williams
Hymns: 251, 377

(Please note: here will not be a Thursday Evensong on 24 & 31 October 2024.)

A short service to remember the Fallen in War takes places in the Abbey on the third Friday of each month, starting at 11.00 am.

Following prayers, a member of the Devonshire & Dorset Regimental Association reads the names from one page each of the two Dorset Regiment Books of Remembrance, the Sherborne Book of Remembrance and The Rifles Book of Remembrance.

The service concludes with the Last Post, Two Minutes’ Silence, Reveille and Blessing. All are welcome.

21st Sunday after Trinity/Feast of St Luke

Celebrant: TBC

21st Sunday after Trinity/Feast of St Luke

Officiant: The Reverend John Townend

21st Sunday after Trinity/Feast of St Luke

Celebrant: TBC

Preacher: TBC

Setting: Missa O quam gloriosum Victoria
Anthems: Ave verum, Byrd
O holy spirit, Lord of grace, Tye
Locus iste, Bruckner
Hymns: 366 & 367, 391, 272, 466

21st Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Pene Kennedy

Preacher: The Reverend Brenda Phillips

21st Sunday after Trinity

Leader & Speaker: The Reverend Jim Edie & the Broadleys

21st Sunday after Trinity/Feast of St Luke

Officiant: TBC

21st Sunday after Trinity/Feast of St Luke

Officiant: TBC

Introit: Tantum ergo, Séverac
Responses: Humphrey, Clucas
Psalm: 39, Parratt
Canticles: Bairstow in D
Anthem: Hail, gladdening light, Wood
Hymns: 476, 252

Last Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: TBC

(PLEASE NOTE: Clocks go back one hour overnight Saturday 26 October into Sunday 27 October!)

Last Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: TBC

Preacher: TBC

Setting: Missa Brevis, Matthew O’Donovan
Anthems: I will love thee, Kalinnikov
Justorum animae, Stanford
O most merciful, Wood
Hymns: 401, 378, 294, 436

(PLEASE NOTE: Clocks go back one hour overnight Saturday 26 October into Sunday 27 October!)

Last Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: TBC

Last Sunday after Trinity

Celebrant: The Reverend Pene Kennedy

Last Sunday after Trinity

Leader: John Crossman

Speaker: Mark Greenstock

Last Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: TBC

Last Sunday after Trinity

Officiant: TBC

Introit: O holy Jesu, James Henderson
Responses: Matthew Martin
Psalm: 41, Woods
Canticles: Jackson in G
Anthem: Geistliches Lied, Brahms
Hymns: 244, 245

The All Soul’s Requiem list is now on the table at the back of the Abbey for you to enter the names of those you wish to be remembered on All Souls’ Day.

The Requiem Eucharist will take place on Saturday 2 November 2023 at 10.00 am in the Abbey.

Celebrants: The Reverend Martin Lee, The Reverend Rebecca McDonnell and The Reverend Robert Green

(Due to this service, the normal 9.00 am Holy Communion service will not take place on Saturday 2 November 2024.)

Half an hour of prayer, meditation and music – 2^nd Sunday each month, 6.30 pm, Cheap Street Church.

This informal, ecumenical service, based on the Taizé Community’s worship founded by Br Roger in Burgundy, France, now attracts thousands of young people each summer. Taizé music has become part of the worshipping life of churches worldwide. Everyone welcome.

No service in August and December.

Contact: vicarlesley@outlook.com.

The Reverend Lesley McCreadie

A short service to remember the Fallen in War takes places in the Abbey on the third Friday of each month, starting at 11.00 am.

Following prayers, a member of the Devonshire & Dorset Regimental Association reads the names from one page each of the two Dorset Regiment Books of Remembrance, the Sherborne Book of Remembrance and The Rifles Book of Remembrance.

The service concludes with the Last Post, Two Minutes’ Silence, Reveille and Blessing. All are welcome.

1st Sunday of Advent

Why not arrive into Sherborne by steam train and attend this Carol Service at 2.30 pm in Sherborne Abbey.  All are welcome – free to attend the service.

If you wish to book the train day trip please see https://www.railwaytouring.net/the-sherborne-christmas-carol or call the Railway Touring Company on 01553 661 500.

This day trip by steam train provides a unique opportunity to visit either the picturesque market town of Sherborne in Dorset at Christmas time, or the Yeovil Railway Centre. The special train will be hauled by Merchant Navy class steam locomotive No. 35028 Clan Line.  It starts from London Victoria Station and picks up more passengers at Staines, Woking and Basingstoke. Take a break prior to Christmas and treat yourself to a memorable day out with a difference.

The main destination for our train is Sherborne, one of the most beautiful towns in England. The historic market town, where King Alfred was educated, will be decorated for Christmas. It has much to offer visitors with its abundance of medieval buildings, superb Abbey, picturesque Almshouse, the ruins of a 12th-century fortified palace, and the 16th-century mansion known as Sherborne Castle. It has a delightful shopping centre with a large choice of handcrafted goods and elegant fashions and has become an important town in the region for Art and Antique Dealers. Whilst at Sherborne, why not join in the traditional Christmas Carol Service specially arranged for our tour and held in the splendid surroundings of its ancient Abbey.

For more details please contact:

The Reverend Lesley McCreadie (vicarlesley@outlook.com) or Jo Higgs, MU Secretary (musecretary@sherborneabbey.com)

3rd Sunday of Advent

3rd Sunday of Advent

3rd Sunday of Advent

Christmas Concert – Carols, music and song!

Free entry (not ticketed), all welcome!

Director of Music: James Henderson

This is a delightfully quiet, reflective time just before Christmas for those who find the busyness of this season a struggle.  Anyone can come.   You may be thinking of a loved one especially at this time or it may simply be that you feel that a little oasis before the big event may benefit you and put the time of Christmas into its right perspective.  Whatever your situation, this service allows us all to draw near to God to steady, refresh and still our hearts for the coming of Christ.  A Quieter Christmas will take place in the gentle light of The Lady Chapel.  Please come and join us to be blessed in God’s presence and to bend the knee at the entrance of the stable.

A short service to remember the Fallen in War takes places in the Abbey on the third Friday of each month, starting at 11.00 am.

Following prayers, a member of the Devonshire & Dorset Regimental Association reads the names from one page each of the two Dorset Regiment Books of Remembrance, the Sherborne Book of Remembrance and The Rifles Book of Remembrance.

The service concludes with the Last Post, Two Minutes’ Silence, Reveille and Blessing. All are welcome.

4th Sunday of Advent

4th Sunday of Advent

(Please note: There is not a Choral Evensong service this Sunday due to this service.)

4th Sunday of Advent

Eats/drinks will be provided after this service.

Christmas Eve

The service will be followed by seasonal refreshments.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Join us for this Crib Service to be held at the Rose & Crown pub in Longburton.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

(Please note that there will not be a service at Lillington on Sunday 29 December 2024.)

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

(Please note that there is not a service at Longburton on Sunday 29 December 2024.)

Christmas Day

(Note: earlier start time.)

Christmas Day

St Stephen’s Day Service

1st Sunday of Christmas

1st Sunday of Christmas